redneck
Southern country bumpkin
Redneck is a derogatory term for a rural white working-class person, especially from the American South.
The image is of a farmer's neck sunburned from outdoor labor.
The word implies ignorance, bigotry, and crude manners: Some redneck in a pickup truck cut me off.
Some embrace the label with defiant pride, reclaiming it as a marker of working-class authenticity and country identity: I'm just a redneck from Alabama.
Rural mountain dweller stereotype
- hickRural naif, derogatory
- yokelNaïve rural person
- bumpkinUnsophisticated country dweller
- white trashClassist slur for poor Caucasians
cracker · uneducated · unsophisticated · ignorant · bigoted · backward · inbred · toothless
Nickname for Confederate states
- southern drawlLeisurely stretched regional accent
- gritsBoiled ground maize
- sweet teaChilled, sugared leaf infusion
- Confederate flagSecession-era Southern banner
moonshine · NASCAR · country music · honky-tonk · good ol' boy · y'all · rebel · fried food
Pursuing wild game
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- deer standElevated hunting platform
- duck blindConcealed waterfowl hunting shelter
camouflage · mudding · off-roading · 4x4 · ATVs · bass boat · taxidermy · gun rack
Agricultural terrain
- tractorAgricultural pulling vehicle
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
acreage · country road · dirt road · pickup · double-wide · trailer park · mobile home · backwoods
Politically conservative faction
- RepublicanGOP party member
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- patriotDevoted country supporter
- pro-gunFavoring firearm rights
populist · nationalist · libertarian · pro-life · anti-government · family values · good ol' boy · self-reliant
Vehicle maintenance professional
- welderOne who fuses metals
- laborerPhysical task performer
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- work bootsProtective footwear for labor
pickup truck · construction · plumber · electrician · carpenter · machinist · shift work · overtime
hillbilly
Rural mountain dweller stereotype
white trash · cracker · uneducated · unsophisticated · ignorant · bigoted · backward · inbred · toothless · mullet
Dixie
Nickname for Confederate states
- southern drawlLeisurely stretched regional accent
- gritsBoiled ground maize
- sweet teaChilled, sugared leaf infusion
Confederate flag · moonshine · NASCAR · country music · honky-tonk · good ol' boy · y'all · rebel · fried food · swamp
hunting
Pursuing wild game
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- deer standElevated hunting platform
duck blind · camouflage · mudding · off-roading · 4x4 · ATVs · bass boat · taxidermy · gun rack · tree stand
farmland
Agricultural terrain
- tractorAgricultural pulling vehicle
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
homestead · acreage · country road · dirt road · pickup · double-wide · trailer park · mobile home · backwoods · small town
right-wing
Politically conservative faction
- RepublicanGOP party member
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- patriotDevoted country supporter
pro-gun · populist · nationalist · libertarian · pro-life · anti-government · family values · good ol' boy · self-reliant · old-fashioned
mechanic
Vehicle maintenance professional
work boots · pickup truck · construction · plumber · electrician · carpenter · machinist · shift work · overtime · paycheck
- Redneckhillbilly, hick, yokel, bumpkin, country bumpkin
- rural peoplefarmer, villagers, farmhand, farmworker, farmers
- Regional LabelsYankee, Midwesterner, Texan, Californian, New Englander
- Southern dialecty'all, fixin to, bless your heart, reckon, howdy
- Country Musichonky tonk, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, CMT, country pop
- social classupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, social class
redneckcosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
sophisticate · elitist · highbrow · cultured · yuppie
redneckcity slicker
Savvy metropolitan dweller
urbanite · metropolitan · city dweller · New Yorker · coastal elite
redneckprogressive
Favoring reform and innovation
leftist · bleeding heart · limousine liberal · globalist · tree hugger
- redneck jokesComedy mocking rural whites